Species · BCR 19 · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Little Blue Heron In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Little Blue Heron in Central Mixed Grass Prairie has collapsed: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-97%Since 1969
39Routes In Region
57Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Little Blue Heron has collapsed in Central Mixed Grass Prairie: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Little Blue Heron in Central Mixed Grass Prairie is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.81). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±146%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.000.8195% range
±146%Backtest error
19672029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20250.040.000.85
20260.030.000.84
20270.020.000.83
20280.010.000.82
20290.000.000.81

Routes In Central Mixed Grass Prairie

Routes recording Little Blue Heron in Central Mixed Grass Prairie.
CookietownOKLAHOMA72002
RandlettOKLAHOMA31991
Eagle CityOKLAHOMA32010
WeinertTEXAS31994
DouglasOKLAHOMA21991
ChesterOKLAHOMA21988
TegardenOKLAHOMA21990
RosstonOKLAHOMA21996
HunterOKLAHOMA22006
WoodwardOKLAHOMA22002
ElginOKLAHOMA22005
WellingtonKANSAS12021
DaltonKANSAS11981
ColdwaterKANSAS12004
BuckeyeKANSAS11992
AlbertKANSAS12021
HanoverKANSAS12012
HollenbergKANSAS12023
BerwetKANSAS12015
ReedOKLAHOMA12009
VerdenOKLAHOMA12013
GrimesOKLAHOMA12024
ErickOKLAHOMA12023
WakitaOKLAHOMA12012
CoopertonOKLAHOMA12023

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.